A bill to require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities.
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Latest Action · July 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2019
This bill requires certain newly constructed, federally assisted housing, including single-family homes and town houses, to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of this requirement.
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